Cian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Cían, from cían (“long, distant, lasting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈciənˠ/

Proper noun

Cian m (genitive Chiain)

1. a male given name from Old Irish used in Ireland
2. (Irish mythology) Son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann and born with a caul on his head. Best known as the father of Lugh by the Fomarian princess Eithne.

Descendants

• → English: Kian
  • English: Keenan

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cian

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Cian	Chian	gCian

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.